BarTender's Latest Features

Summary of Features Added with BarTender Version 10.1

With BarTender 10.1, we have made the best printing and marking software even better by introducing a long list of features and
improvements to support more complex designs and solve some of your toughest real-world problems.

New "Layers" Capability for Superior Design Flexibility

The new layers capability brings unmatched versatility to your label and card designs. You can hide or print layers based on specific conditions.
You can add mandatory content to a layer and then lock it with a password so it cannot be changed by other designers. And you can use layers to print
content to specific panels of security cards, including monochrome black, UV fluorescing, and overlay panels. (Available in the BarTender Automation edition and higher.)

The World’s Most Comprehensive Barcode Support

BarTender 10.1 extends the world’s best barcode application with 34 more symbologies (95 total), including iQR, GS1 QR and many additional 2D,
circular and linear codes, plus more health care and postal symbologies.

Enhanced Serialization

BarTender 10.1 improves serialization flexibility, including serialization per-page or per-job, or when a data source or database field changes.
It can also now reset counters for each database record, or when a data source or database field changes, or when the time or date changes.

New Global Data Fields

Global data fields can share data sources among all documents that use the same BarTender system database — letting you, for example, share an
incrementing serial number with documents across your network. (Available in the BarTender Automation edition and higher.)

New Custom Page Templates

When you print multiple pages of labels, BarTender can now print data outside the labels, such as printing "Page 3: Labels 21-30" in the header or footer. (Available in the BarTender Professional edition and higher.)

New Conditional Printing

BarTender 10.1 makes conditional printing easy, so your designs can support more complex conditions. Tell templates, layers and even objects
"when to print" based on a single data source or database field, or on multiple conditions — all without scripting. (Available in the BarTender Automation edition and higher.)

Redesigned Print Station and Web Print Server

Print Station can now show documents from multiple file locations. Web Print Server now looks and feels like BarTender’s print wizard.
Both applications now support Print Preview, plus the ability to use documents from Librarian.

Improved Usability and Design

It’s easier than ever to design and print in BarTender 10.1:

Align objects easily by snapping them to other objects, not just to the ruler

Copy style and barcode properties from one object to another — or even between templates and documents — with the new Format Painter

Connect lines together to more easily move label-segmenting lines or create custom shapes

Hover your cursor to see which object would be selected if you clicked

Edit pictures after they have been embedded in a document

Apply image processing effects such as cropping permanently

Center objects in rectangular regions

Show the names of data sources and database fields on objects that use them

Enter on-screen edit mode for text objects with a single click, so you can replace the text more quickly

Card Printing and Encoding!

BarTender version 10 adds powerful features dedicated to the design, printing and
encoding of ID cards, employee security badges, membership cards and just about
any other plastic card. You can even encode smart cards and magnetic stripes! (Please see separate brochure.)

Brand New Properties Dialog

The Properties dialog (previously called Modify) is much faster and easier to use,
including:

Instant changes without having to click OK

Quicker access to object properties

New "Transforms" pane makes it easier to modify imported data

New Data Source wizards

The navigation pane on the left of the new Properties dialog makes
it quick and
easy to find the options you want to customize.

New "Select Barcode" Browser

Now it’s easier than ever to select exactly the barcode you need. Quickly preview
more than 400 preformatted, ready-to use barcode components. Choose from numerous
"Common Barcodes" or drill down into folders of different application-specific barcodes.

Other new features include:

Drawing Example:
Create the graphic on the left in two or three seconds. In another 25 or 30 seconds,
customize gradients and other parameters as shown on the right. For more details
about BarTender version 10, please
click here.

Powerful, High-End Drawing

RFID Support Now in Professional Edition

Data Type Support

Easier Object Creation

Better Text Formatting

Improved Graphic Support

More Flexible Document Format

New simplified Installer

Expanded Librarian integration

New print-time "Search and Replace"

Available automatic borders for barcodes, text and graphics

Export and print logs from History Explorer

Improved weighing scale options

Expanded printer function in the Print SDK

Shell Extension now supports x64

Support for Print Quantity commands beyond four billion

And much, much more!

Full White Paper
Not all features are available in all editions. For complete details about BarTender
version 10.0, please see our
What's New in BarTender 10.0 white paper at:

Summary of Features Added with BarTender Version 9.4

Two-Sided Label Design and Printing

BarTender 9.4 lets you create separate designs for the front and back of your labels,
so you can take full advantage of the latest "duplex" label printers.

Powerful New "Rich Text" Object

The new WYSIWYG editor gives you truly professional text formatting. Everything
shown in the editing window below is actually a single Rich Text (RTF) object. (The
new Rich Text object also supports HTML and XAML.)

Embedded Revision Log

When enabled, the new Embedded Revision Log feature saves into the document (BTW
File) a detailed history of all label format changes. This includes a list of objects
created and changed, when the changes were made (and by whom), and an optional user-supplied
comment. The Revision Log can be used by itself or in combination with Librarian’s
sophisticated workflow management and security functions to create a remarkably
powerful document control system. (Revision Log requires Professional edition or
better. Librarian requires Enterprise Automation edition.)

Live Database View in Label Design Area

Although BarTender has long provided full "WYSIWYG" display of text, the "Print
Preview" function used to be the only way to see live data from your database. Now
you can see your live data merged into the correct locations of your labels during
your entire design session. The convenient Database Navigator Toolbar lets you easily
verify the appearance of any record.

New Database and Librarian SDKs

Two additional SDKs now let developers integrate other programs directly with Librarian
and the BarTender System Database. So you can directly access information about
past print jobs, document versions, and even reprint past label jobs – all from
within your other software.

Plus More!

Additional enhancements have been made to:

Barcodes

Prompting

BarTender UI

Batch Maker

Security Center

Access and management of the SDKs

The Online Help System

Full White Paper

Not all features are available in all editions. For complete details about BarTender
version 9.4, please see our
What's New in BarTender 9.4 white paper at:

Summary of Features Added with BarTender Version 9.3

In addition to numerous new features, version 9.3 introduces new names for some
of the editions and a number of price changes.

RFID Price Point Lowered

RFID support is now included in the newly-named "Automation" edition (previously
called "Enterprise"). This effectively cuts Seagull's entry-level price for RFID
support almost in half, from $1,495 to $795.

One Edition Name Phased Out;
Two Product Names Changed

There is no longer an edition called "RFID Enterprise." Instead, the editions previously
called "Enterprise" and "RFID Enterprise" have now been combined into the new "Automation"
edition at prices comparable to what the "Enterprise" edition used to sell for.
Also, the previously-named "Enterprise Print Server" edition is now called "Enterprise
Automation." (It continues to support RFID.)

Understanding the Name Changes

Previously, we had three editions that began with the word "Enterprise." This has
been replaced with two editions: "Automation" and "Enterprise Automation."

BarTender's three "Enterprise" editions have been replaced with two
"Automation" editions.

The reasons for the name changes are:

Having three editions containing the word "Enterprise" demanded too much presales
explanation.

Introduction of the new name "Automation" significantly clarifies which editions
can be controlled from within other software.

We have reserved the word "Enterprise" for only our most powerful edition.

Our "Automation" edition has NOT had any of its powerful features removed. However,
the Enterprise Automation edition continues to provide the broadest enterprise management
functions, most powerful integration capabilities, most complete security system,
and features for centralized and web-based printing. For more details on the differences
between the editions, please see our interactive on-line
Features and Editions Comparison Chart.

"Multiuser" Professional Parts Discontinued

Special part designations for "Multiuser" (3-user through 25-user) BarTender Professional
"editions" have been discontinued. Please click here for more details, including alternative options
for supporting multiple users.

Prices for BarTender Version 9.3

In addition to the numerous enhancements to version 9.3, some prices have changed.
Here is a quick summary:

Basic edition: Price unchanged.

Professional edition: Price unchanged.

Automation edition (previously named Enterprise): Pricing for the
3-printer entry-level product is unchanged. Prices have been modestly increased
for the larger printer count licenses.

Enterprise Automation edition (previously named Enterprise Print
Server): Prices for the 3-printer and 5-printer licenses have been reduced. Prices
have been increased modestly for the 10-printer through 20-printer licenses and
somewhat more for our quantity 100-printer licenses.

For more information about the latest pricing, please contact your Seagull Scientific
reseller.

Tons of New Features!

A sample on-screen scale display from a data entry form in BarTender 9.3.

BarTender version 9.3 introduces:

By far the most powerful support for weighing scales available in any label software
package.

Summary of Features Added with BarTender Version 9.2

In addition to Microsoft-certified
Windows 7 compatibility, BarTender version 9.2 introduces three new companion
applications, support for scanners and cameras, new integration features and more.

"Librarian" Provides Secure Revision Control

The brand new BarTender Librarian lets large groups of users, designers and administrators
cooperatively and securely manage the storage and revision of label formats and
other files (Requires Enterprise Print Server edition). More details...

Manage Workflow: Specify custom states (such as "Proposed" and "Published")
and which users can make changes.

Track Revision History: Store each new document version with user comments
and a timestamp.

Rollback: Revert to earlier versions when desired.

"Batch Maker" Lets You Combine
Multiple Label Jobs

The new Batch Maker utility makes it easy to specify a list of multiple label formats
to print as a single "batch." Batches can be printed from within Batch Maker itself,
as well as from BarTender, Print Station and Windows Explorer. More details...

Commander Now Returns Status Response
Programs that control BarTender using the Commander middleware application can now
receive back important status information, either by reading a TCP/IP port or a
file. More details...

"Print Station" Launches Print Jobs
with a Single Mouse Click

The new BarTender "Print Station" utility gives non-technical users easy point-and-click
label printing without ever having to see the inside of a label design program.
More details...

Scanner and Camera Support
As an alternative to importing existing files when adding graphics to your labels,
BarTender can now acquire images directly from any TWAIN or WIA device. In addition
to printing images as part of a label, you can take pictures of existing labels
and use them as design templates when converting from legacy software packages.
More details...

Essential for Compliance with CFR 21, Part 11 and Other Security Guidelines

The permissions management, logging functions, and electronic signature support
provided by the new BarTender Security Center are essential to satisfying the CFR 21, Part
11 guidelines of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as
well as the security guidelines of other agencies and organizations.

Numerous Additional Features

Label Format Passwords: Now you can lock down individual
label formats. (This functionality is not dependent on the new Security Center and
is available in the Professional edition of BarTender, as well as all Enterprise
editions.) More details...

Reprint from within Printer Maestro: Ever have one
or more label jobs get "stuck" in the print job queue due to running out of labels
or a printer hardware failure? Now you can delete stuck jobs and reroute them to
another printer (even a different brand) using a single, quick mouse motion. More details...

Front and center in version 9.0 is the "Printer Maestro" application for enterprise
print management, which delivers a variety of powerful print management functions
that are simply not available using Windows' native functionality. For example,
it provides users of any Windows program (not just BarTender) with a single
application window in which to view the status of all printers and print jobs for
all computers on a network.
More details...

The Enterprise Print Server edition of Printer Maestro adds printer
media usage tracking, providing users on-screen "meters" that show the quantity
of labels and ribbon remaining for each printer. The inventory of printer media
and printer parts (such as heads, memory, font cartridges, etc.) can also be maintained
in the associated Inventory module. E-mail and text message alerts can automatically
be transmitted to warn about low media in printers and low inventory in storerooms.
Resellers can even set themselves up to be copied, so that they can learn when users
may be low on printer supplies and ready for new stock. More details...

Version 9.0 of BarTender also introduces detailed logging of print job information
and application messages to a database. To support high-security audits, logged
information includes who printed each job, any warnings or errors that may have
been generated, what label data was printed, and an optional software-generated
image of each label. More details...

Seagull's new History Explorer application makes it easy to search through print
job information and messages stored in the BarTender System Database and "drill
down" into selected records for a closer look. Inspect print job times, label data,
label images, error messages, and a wealth of additional information. More details...

The Reprint Console application lets you navigate through past print jobs and select
any combination of labels for reprinting. History Explorer also offers some label
reprint functionality, although not as extensive as Reprint Console. More details...

Summary of Features Added with BarTender Version 8.0

The "Enterprise Print Server" edition (introduced in version 8.0) includes many
powerful capabilities for integration and centralized printing. BarTender's user
interface has been extensively upgraded in all editions and new printer drivers
released. For complete information, please download the What's New in BarTender 8.0 white paper.

Powerful New Centralized Printing Capabilities

Use a single copy of the Enterprise Print Server edition installed on one server
to process and distribute label printing requests from numerous users and software
programs in a large enterprise.

Output to any printer on a LAN, WAN and even Internet printers.

Licensed to support an unlimited number of users.

Includes all features in Enterprise and RFID Enterprise.

Exciting Web Printing Capabilities from any Browser

With our brand new BarTender Web Print Server, you can use any web browser to scroll
through preview images of your label formats. Simply "click" to print.

Print to any network printer or properly setup internet printer.

Print-time data prompts designed in BarTender are transmitted to your web client
for proper display and data entry.

Support for PDA's and Pocket PCs for Better Mobility

BarTender Web Print Server allows for small screen display and works with any operating
system or hardware platform that can run a web browser.

Significant XML Enhancements Accelerate Integrations

The Enterprise Print Server edition of BarTender and Commander deliver a variety
of powerful new XML capabilities:

Summary of Features Added with BarTender Version 7.75

Now Tested and Approved for Operation on Windows Vista

BarTender version 7.75, Service Release 2 (released January 18) is now certified
by Seagull Scientific to run on Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system.
Users of earlier versions of BarTender 7.7x should click here for
a free update.

Oracle XML Label Request Support

The Commander utility in the BarTender Enterprise package can now detect and parse
XML generated by Oracle's "Oracle Warehouse Management" and "Oracle Mobile Supply
Chain" applications. For more details, please see the white paper "XML Integration
with Oracle's WMS and MSCA" at the web address below.

XML-based Label Printing Automation

Using the same integration support we developed for Oracle's ERP applications, any
application can automate label jobs by passing an XML file to Commander. The XML
file can specify a label format name, label data, the number of label copies, a
printer and a print job name.

Modify Printer Code

The new Printer Code Modifier feature gives users the ability to
make automated changes to the printer code generated by a printer driver. Printer
code can be modified during normal printing, when exporting Printer Code Templates,
and when downloading to data-entry keyboard terminals.

Enhanced Printer Code Template Support

Improved support for SAPscript-ITF, including release 4.6C.

Support added for data-entry keyboard terminals from TSC and TEC.

Export directly to devices such as printers and keyboard terminals.

New Advanced Data Sources

Printer Code Template Field is now a selectable data source. This
makes it easier than ever to have certain data supplied by other software or hardware
after the printer code has been output by BarTender.

Summary of Features Added with BarTender Version 7.74

XML-Enabled Printer Support

Many printers can now directly accept XML data packets containing ready-to-print
text strings and the name of a label format pre-stored in the printer. Print commands
are not used and middleware is not needed, so SAP/R3, Oracle (WMS, MSCA, etc.),
and other applications can directly output label jobs.

BarTender generates label templates for XML-ready printers from Datamax, Intermec,
Printronix and Zebra, or you can customize the output to support other printers.

New Media Handling and Enhanced Cutter Functions

Provides greater control over page breaks, pausing and label cutting. These actions
are triggerable by events (such as new print job or label copy), by sensors (such
as Label Taken Sensor), or by changes in label data.

RFID Additions

RFID stocks added for Intermec, SATO and others.

RFID tag images added for Impinj, Rafsec and Avery Dennison.

Code 128 Enhancements

The "code set" for Code 128 barcodes can now be set manually.

The exporting of Code 128 and UCC/EAN-128 barcodes in printer code templates has
been improved. (See new driver features on other side for more information.)

New Design Objects

Draw perfect circles and stretch ellipses to any height-to-width ratio.

Other User-Interface Enhancements

Barcode components in Toolbox organized into folders for easier selection.

Summary of Features Added with BarTender Version 7.72

BarTender's RFID Enterprise Edition Simplifies RFID Encoding

BarTender is now available in a fourth edition, "RFID Enterprise," in addition to
the existing Enterprise, Professional and Basic editions. The RFID Enterprise Edition
becomes the new highest-end offering in Seagull Scientific's line of label design
and printing software.

The RFID Enterprise Edition includes full-featured programming of RFID "smart tags"
in addition to all the familiar features of Enterprise Edition.

Support is provided for all EPC-standard RFID tag data formats as ready-to-use BarTender
components. Your own custom RFID tag data formats can be quickly saved as RFID components
for future use in other label designs.

Data in RFID objects can easily be shared with text and barcode objects. This allows
scanning using both RFID and barcode hardware, providing redundancy in the event
of a non-functioning tag.

RFID label stocks are provided as part of BarTender's built-in label stock database.

New Animated Tutorial

New users can accelerate their learning curve with the new tutorial accessible through
the BarTender help menu or on our web site.

Object Locking

Prevent unwanted changes to your designs by instantly locking or unlocking any label
object in position.

Support for Printer Clocks

Summary of Features Added with BarTender Version 7.1

New Barcodes Supported

Version 7.1 introduces two important new symbologies, RSS and EAN.UCC Composite,
both of which support the AIM "Small Symbologies" initiative for improved product
labeling. Support has also been added for the high density barcode Telepen and
the two dimensional Aztec symbology.

Export BarTender Printer Code

When it is not possible to have BarTender be the print engine, you can use the Enterprise
edition to design labels and produce Printer Code Templates (PCT) for later use
by other systems. Uses include SAP, key pad devices, and custom programs running
on any operating system.

Enhanced Text Features

Now you can easily size "rich text" (text consisting of different fonts and font
sizes) as easily as you can simple text – just click and drag the sizing handles
on the text box. You can also have BarTender "auto size" the text to the optimum
point size required to fit it into a desired predefined area.

Improved Data Handling

You can use the new Query Prompt Ordering dialog to control the order of print-time
query prompts.

Additional VB script functions and objects: The UCC Application Identifier function
assists in formatting application identifier data strings. An "E-mail Object" is
now available to create custom e-mail notifications of various data conditions and
printing events.

Summary of Features Added with BarTender 6.0

At last, the kind of powerful, flexible data connectivity you'd expect to have to
get from a dedicated reporting tool, such as "Crystal Reports," instead of your
label printing software.

Among the more powerful new features is simultaneous access to multiple tables on
different systems. So you can (for example) query an Oracle database on a Unix server,
a dBase table on an NT server, and a straight text file on a local system – all at
the same time.

There´s also a new Database Setup Wizard which brings a remarkable new simplicity
to the task of specifying which database table(s) and fields you need to access.
And our ActiveX Automation interface has been expanded too. The new features include...

Summary of Features Added with BarTender 5.4

Version 5.40 marked the first release of our Professional Integrator
edition, with new and more powerful capabilities for running BarTender with other
software, including:

ActiveX Automation

Data Detector

Automated Printer Selection

Print Job Logging

The four features listed above are available in the Professional Integrator edition
only. 5.4 also added support for circular and arc text to all editions
of BarTender. (5.3 already supported circular text but had only been released internationally.)

Version 5.41, released in mid-January 1999, added support for the Maxicode
2D barcode symbology. (Click here for details.)

Version 5.42, released on May 25, 1999.
Added support for QR Code and a number of international postal codes. A Character
Entry Assistant simplifies the typing in and barcoding of control characters and
other special characters. Improved metric system settings. Conversion from a view-only
to a view and edit status bar. Additional sample compliance label formats for UPS
shipping. Also adds the ability to save out label designs to a format readable by
older versions of BarTender. (Click here for details.)